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                      <p><a href="#check_zip_file_for_virus">HOW
TO SCAN
COMPRESSED FILES TO DETECT VIRUS AND MALWARE</a></p>
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                      <p><a href="#examine_rar_file">ANTI-VIRUS
AND
ANTI-MALWARE SOFTWARE FOR IN-ARCHIVE SCAN</a></p>
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            <h2><big><big><big><a name="check_zip_file_for_virus"></a><a
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to scan compressed files to detect virus and malware</a></big></big><br>
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            <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a
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with antivirus / antimalware software in order to detect packed /
zipped malware and resolve possible
security issues
before actual <a href="how-to-extract-selected-files-from-archive.html">archive
content
extraction</a> takes place, is a common best practice when unpacking
compressed files
from sources that cannot be trusted without a minimum degree of
verification - or if the archive file has been exposed to potential
threats in the process in example downloaded through an untrusted
connection,
or stored on a server whose reliability cannot be verified, received by
mail as attachment.<br>
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            <a name="scan_inside_archive_files"></a>PeaZip meets this
security requirement integrating antivirus /
antimalware scan option
both from the filesystem (scan uncompressed files or entire archive
files before browsing them) and for files inside archives, allowing to
scan
selected compressed (zip, 7z, rar, or in any other read supported
format) files before extraction with anti-virus and
anti-malware software.<br>
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feature is especially useful when dealing with <a
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archives</a>,
as live scan of resident antivirus cannot verify the content of the
archive until the password is provided and the un-zipped content is
accessible
for inspection in
unencrypted form - making the archive manager application the first
line of defense for detecting those incoming threats.</span></td>
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            <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 238, 221);"></span><span
 style="background-color: rgb(255, 238, 221);"></span>As role of thumb,
anyway, before any other action
you are adviced to:<br>
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              <li>trust only downloads and attachments from secure,
reputable, trusted (and verifiable) sources</li>
              <li>verify that the data <a
 href="verify-checksum-hash.html">matches known hash values</a>
in order, to guarantee the intended content was actually downloaded,
and that no data corruption or forgery happened neither on the data
storage server, neither during the transmission process</li>
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                  <td
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 style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Please
note you will need to enter archive password (from padlock icon in
PeaZip context menu) in order to scan encrypted files.<span
 style="background-color: rgb(255, 238, 221);"></span></big><br>
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            <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 238, 221);"></span>Read
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software<img title="Anti-malware software"
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page, and online guide pages about <a href="protect-files.html">how to
protect
files</a> and <a href="share-files-sharing.html">safety practices for
sharing data</a>.<br>
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            <h2><big><big><big><a name="examine_rar_file"></a><a
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and anti-malware software
for in-archive scan</a></big></big></big></h2>
            <br>
            <a name="scan_rar_zip_content_with_antivirus"></a>PeaZip's
"Open with" menu, auto
configure itself to show option to analyze archive files (or analyze
compressed files inside archives) with
detected antivirus / antimalware software. The menu is also available
from Run with buttom in File Tools tool bar.<br>
This funtion is <span style="font-weight: bold;">available also
inside archives, </span>as <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Extract
and open with"</span> and alternatively as <span
 style="font-weight: bold;">"Preview with" </span>which keeps the
output in a temporary work folder PeaZip will take care to clean up.<br>
            <span style="font-weight: bold;">This allows to inspect
content of archives which the antivirus software itslef is not able to
access, either because encrypted or because compressed in a format the
antivirus software does not support.</span><br>
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Following security programs
are supported as scanners - which means the application is
automatically detected
and properly configured by PeaZip without requiring user manually
configuring the scan, which anyway is always possible if desired *: <span
 style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br>
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                <h3>Avast</h3>
              </li>
              <li style="font-weight: normal;">
                <h4>AVG Anti-Virus Free</h4>
              </li>
              <li style="font-weight: normal;">
                <h4>Avira AntiVir Personal</h4>
              </li>
              <li style="font-weight: normal;">
                <h4>ClamWin (Open Source antivirus)</h4>
              </li>
              <li style="font-weight: normal;">
                <h4>Comodo Cleaning Essentials</h4>
              </li>
              <li>
                <h3>ESET Smart Security, and ESET NOD32 Antivirus</h3>
              </li>
              <li>
                <h3>Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM)</h3>
              </li>
              <li>
                <h3>Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) and Microsoft
Windows Defender</h3>
              </li>
              <li style="font-weight: normal;">
                <h4>Spybot Search &amp; Destroy</h4>
              </li>
              <li>
                <h4>VirusTotal Uploader</h4>
              </li>
            </ul>
Inspecting untrusted compressed &amp; encrypted files, running the
analisys
before make use of the content, can severely reduce chances of PUP /
PUA, virus, malware, or other
unwanted, harmful software (keyloggers, sypware, adware,
ransomware...), to enter the system.<br>
Moreover, PeaZip can open as archives (and inspect for malware) most
executable, installers, and resource file types (.exe, .msi, .dll,
.sys), CAB, Java JAR, Flash SWF / FLV, and most document types like
OpenDocuments ODF files, and
both classic MS Office formats (.doc, .xls, .pps, .ppt) and new Office
Open XML formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx),
allowing browsing and in-depth security scanning of embedded resources
to help finding
possible source of infection inside container files.<br>
            <br>
* Organize &gt; Applications (Alt+9) allows to integrate / remove /
modify custom applications in "Open with menu", scripting the options
to be passed to the executable program (or batch script).<br>
This menu can obviously be used, alongside for security purpose, for
setting up custom favourite most used software to open selected files,
in
example Notepad, most common browsers, media players and image viewers
are auto-configured by PeaZip, and can be customized by end users.<br>
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Useful online resources: <a target="_blank"
 href="https://www.avast.com/">Avast<img title="Anti-malware software"
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 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
 target="_blank" href="http://free.avg.com/">AVG<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
 target="_blank" href="https://www.avira.com/">Avira<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
 target="_blank" href="https://www.comodo.com/">Comodo<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
 target="_blank" href="http://www.eset.com/">ESET<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
 target="_blank" href="https://www.malwarebytes.org/">Malwarebytes<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> commercial
antivirus programs (with free versions), <a target="_blank"
 href="http://www.clamwin.com/">ClamWin<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> open
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 href="https://www.safer-networking.org/">Spybot Search&amp;Destroy<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>
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 href="https://www.virustotal.com/">VirusTotal<img
 title="Anti-malware software"
 alt="detect malicious files inside rar zip file"
 src="free-rar/extractor.png"
 style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> online
meta-scanner employing multiple anti-malware and anti-virus detection
engines. </td>
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&gt; Security &gt; Detect virus in archive files</p>
Topics about in-archive scanning with PeaZip and common antivirus /
antimalware
software suites like Avast, AVG, Avira, Comodo, ESET, Malwarebytes,
ClamWin, Spybot Search&amp;Destroy, VirusTotal.. how to scan for virus
compressed files inside archives before
extraction, detect malware, analyze archive files (ZIP, RAR...) and
other file types, inspect installers,
dll, executables and documents:
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run
antivirus analysis inside archive files, <br>
detect virus in archive files,<br>
                  <h4>scan rar file for virus, </h4>
                  <h4>detect malware inside zip files,</h4>
in-archive malware scan,<br>
                  <h4>securely manage archives,</h4>
scan archives for virus with AVG,<br>
antivirus scan compressed archives,<br>
how to scan zip files content,<br>
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                  <h4>inspect
suspect archives with antimalware software, </h4>
check downloaded archives
for viruses, <br>
scan encrypted rar zip archives,<br>
scan archive for virus with ESET,<br>
secure archive management,<br>
scan rar file before extraction,<br>
how to scan for virus compressed files inside archives,<br>
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                  <h4>how to find virus in
zipped files, </h4>
how to search for malware infection inside compressed
files, <br>
                  <h4>scan suspicious archives,</h4>
zip file scanner,<br>
manage archive security,<br>
scan archive for virus with Avast,<br>
how to scan compressed files,<br>
scan for virus inside archive files,<br>
scan zip files before extraction,<br>
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                  <td
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malicious software and virus before
extraction from downloaded rar zip files, <br>
scan archive for virus with Avira,<br>
                  <h4>analyze downloaded rar zip
files for potentially unwanted programs,</h4>
secure archive manager,<br>
detect malware, analyze ZIP, RAR files, inspect installers content<br>
scan rar zip files before extracting<br>
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